easy win - for God's sake, Nelson, rest Sjax and Baron a lot in this one, no more than 30 minutes each if it is a laugher, which it should be. Why was baron playing 48 minutes against Cleveland when the team was up by 24 at the end of the 3rd? Strange...

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coltraning wrote:Why was baron playing 48 minutes against Cleveland when the team was up by 24 at the end of the 3rd? Strange...

That is a major flaw with Nelson right now, his over use of Baron and some of the other starters. You have to use such a situation, where the team is leading by so much, to rest Baron and if the other team makes a run, bring him back in, but even two or three minutes here and there makes a huge difference

This one should be different than the last time around. We should have the pedal to the floor all 48 min. Wether it is w/ Baron and SJax or not (although if the game is as lopsided as I expect, they should get rest). Warriors will have another 35-40 pt 1st qtr. Warriors by 18...lets see some Brandan Wright!

This is a young team with young guys. Most of them want their minutes, and Nelson is keeping them all damn happy by forcing the bench players to really earn the minutes instead of getting them just to rest the starters.

Who knows, we haven't heard anything about Baron. Perhaps Nelson is going to play him as much as he wants to play unless he shows some signs of breaking down or asks for the time off. Nelson is loved and respected by his players, and all these minutes may be one reason why that is, ya know?

The Nelson-stubborness that bothered me in the 2nd round of the playoffs has returned. What the **** do you gain by REFUSING to play more than 7 players? In the Jersey game, NOTHING was working... and Nelson didn't even give the rookies a chance to spark something. Same thing last night, when the Dubs led by +20.

I'm sure they'll destroy the T-Wolves, but come on Nellie. You don't need Baron for 45 minutes against Minny. Play Brandan Wright in garbage time, not Pietrus and Azuibuke (who are rotation players).

yeah, playing Baron 48 minutes in a game you are up by 29 in is just foolish. Basically, Nelson does not trust rookies. Even Jim Barnett said he thought nelson had a too short leash with them. Look at Baron's history, you think he is not going to get injured logging league leader minutes in points?

Of course. He's already playing througn a left thigh contusion, that they needed to stretch out every dead ball. Jackson's playing through a hyper-extended knee, too. These are injuries credited to overuse.

coltraning wrote:yeah, playing Baron 48 minutes in a game you are up by 29 in is just foolish. Basically, Nelson does not trust rookies. Even Jim Barnett said he thought nelson had a too short leash with them. Look at Baron's history, you think he is not going to get injured logging league leader minutes in points?

Keep in mind that the Cavs looked a little like they were coming back at some point. Still. Totally agree that he's mortgaging the season the way he's playing Baron